Bosses at music label Tuf America launched a legal battle against the Intergalactic hitmakers last week, alleging the band illegally sampled Trouble Funk's Say What and Drop The Bomb on four of its early tunes - The New Style, Car Thief, Shadrach, and Hold It, Now Hit It.

Tuf America chiefs are seeking a trial to determine the appropriate amount of damages, according to AllHipHop.com.

The papers were filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday, just one day before Yauch, also known as MCA, plunged the music world into shock and mourning by losing his three-year battle with cancer.

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NEW YORK - MARCH 28: (L-R) Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond, and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys arrive to Think Film's premiere of 'Awesome; I Fuckin Shot That!' at the Loew's 34th Theater on March 28, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: (L to R) Rappers Mixmaster Mike, Mike Diamond, Da Brat, Adam Yauch and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys attend the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom October 7, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Musicians Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys speak onstage while receiving the Webby Artist of the Year at the 11th Annual Webby Awards at Chipriani Wall Street on June 5, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Director Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys attends the premiere of 'Gunnin For That #1 Spot' during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Musician Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys attends the premiere of 'The Messenger' at Clearview Chelsea Cinemas on November 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - JANUARY 12: Actor Woody Harrelson and musician Adam Yauch attend the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 12, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Musician Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys aka MCA attends the premiere of 'The Social Network' during the 48th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on September 24, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Director Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys attends the premiere of 'Gunnin For That #1 Spot' during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

NEW YORK - JUNE 5: (L-R) Musicians Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys arrive at the 11th Annual Webby Awards at Chipriani Wall Street June 5, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

TORONTO, ON - JULY 26: Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys appear live on Canadian music television to promote their new concert film July 26, 2006, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Donald Weber/Getty Images)

London, UNITED KINGDOM: Adam Horvitz, (L) Mike Diamond (C) and Adam Yauch of US band Beastie Boys performs at the Live Earth concert at Wembley stadium in London, 07 July 2007. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

ROME - OCTOBER 15: Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys attends the premiere of the movie 'The Hoax' on the third day of Rome Film Festival (Festa Internazionale di Roma) on October 15, 2006 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23: Musician/director Adam Yauch from the band Beastie Boys of the film 'Awesome: I F*ckin' Shot That!' poses for a portrait at the Getty Images Portrait Studio during the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2006 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25: Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys attends the 35th anniversary of the Addidas superstar sneaker honoring the life of Jam Master Jay at Skylight Studios on February 25, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

ROME - NOVEMBER 18: Adrock, Mike D and MCA of the Beastie Boys perform during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2004 at Tor di Valle November 18, 2004 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

MIAMI - AUGUST 29: The Beastie Boys arrive at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards at the American Airlines Arena August 29, 2004 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

405943 01: Recording artist Adam Yauch (L) of the Beastie Boys and publisher Sally Edwards attend the American launch party for the British magazine 'Introducing' May 28, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys performs during 'New Yorkers Against Violence' at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. All profits raised from the show will go to help people affected by the World Trade Center tragedy. 10/29/01 Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images

NEW YORK - FILE: Filmmaker and recording artist Adam Yauch speaks onstage at the Apple Soho store on May 2, 2008 in New York City. Rapper Adam Yauch, AKA MCA, of the Beastie Boys has died May 4, 2012 after battling cancer. He was 47. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 14: Michael 'Mike D' Diamond, Executive Producer Rachael Horovitz, Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz and Adam 'MCA' Yauch of The Beastie Boys attend the after party for HBO Films 'Grey Gardens'at the Pierre on April 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)